carbonwhales

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   by carbonwhales 4y ago

   Please see our comment below for detailed data and numbers regarding cetaceans and carbon capture and sequestration. We can start by preserving what we already have and working towards increasing cetacean numbers.
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   by carbonwhales 4y ago

   To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 we will need to sequester additional 1859 million tons of CO2.(SOURCE: edf.org). Whales can sequester carbon in 2 ways. First, they store carbon in their bodies. When they die and sink, they take all th
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   by carbonwhales 4y ago

   What do you mean, not sustainable? Cetacean populations are still well below pre-whaling numbers and are very sustainable. Not only they capture and store vast quantities of carbon in their bodies (and when they die and sink, they take all
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   by carbonwhales 4y ago

   Why do exotic and dangerous solution like dimming the sunlight, get attention and funding, but natural, safe and evolutionary tested carbon sequestring biological systems are ignored? For example, we have been trying to find funding to get